Hotel Maristella

The building runs along the road and is set into the fall of the land. The lower level is a sculptural base containing the vehicle entrance and parking; the guest room floors sit above it. At one end the block finishes in a fully glazed volume, from which an elevated glass bridge crosses to the upper part of the site. Guests arriving by car and on foot from the upper level each get a direct route in.

The main facade is about rhythm. White vertical fins divide the room floors into equal bays with balconies and dark glazing, and a cantilevered roof closes the silhouette with a thin white line. The base is clad in light wave-shaped elements that screen the parking and give the road frontage depth and shadow. The blue glass end volume on its concrete plinth contrasts with the main block. Parking and lawns line the road in front.

For the operator this is a hotel that is straightforward to run: rooms on a repeating grid, parking within the building footprint, and clear logistics along one frontage. The long facade with its wave-patterned base reads clearly from the road and works as its own signboard. For the investor, a repeating module means predictable construction cost. TVORZI delivered the concept, the architecture and the engineering design.